Egypt Vocab
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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First word of the day!
Nubia!
An ancient region in the Nile river valley on the site of present day Egypt and northern Sudan!
Photo by sdhaddow
Second word of the day!
Cataract!
a large waterfall; any strong flood or rush of water!
Photo by Blurry World
Third word of the day!
Delta
A plain at the mouth of a river, formed when sediment I'd deposited by flowing water!
Photo by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
Fourth word of the day!
Silt!
Fine soil found on river bottoms!
Photo by JonoMueller
Fifth word of the day!
Pharaoh!
The title of the kings in ancient Egypt!
Photo by Gwenaël Piaser
Sixth word of the day!
Dynasty!
A series of rulers from the same family or ethnic group
Photo by le temple du chemisier
Eighth word of the day!
Regent!
Someone who rules a child until the child is old enough to rule!
Photo by Jorge Lascar
Ninth word of the day!
Afterlife!
A life after death!
Photo by profzucker
Tenth word of the day!
Mummy!
A dead body preserved in lifelike condition!
Photo by Alejandro Castro
Eleventh word of the day!
Pyramid!
A huge building with four sloping triangle shaped sides; built as royal tombs in Egypt
Photo by wilhelmja
Twelfth word of the day!
Giza!
An ancient Egyptian city the site of the great Pyramid
Photo by RayMuzyka
The thirteenth word of the day!
Hieroglyphs!
Pictures and other written symbols that stand for ideas things or sounds!
Photo by jamehand
The fourteenth word of the day!
Papyrus!
An early form of paper made from a reed plant found in the marshy areas of the Nile delta the plant used to make this paper!
Photo by weirdisnothing
Fifteenth word of the day!
Astronomer!
A scientist who studies the stars and other objects in the sky!
Photo by NASA Goddard Photo and Video
